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Accelleration F-18 Brakes

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BlakTiger47:
Well without modifying anything at all Chupaflier's method works the best. That's how the real naval aviators or for that matter any military aviator flying jets does it, landing on a runway not a carrier of course. Try not using the brakes at all until your speed gets down to around 30 or less knots. Just let the plane roll out. The unalligned sliding is probably caused by the fact that the model designers made the gear springy like a real F/A-18A. Other aircraft have rigid gear but like we've said before the F-18 is designed to make hard arrested carrier landings. So the designers of the real plane put little thought into runway landings. The designers of the model just went off of the real planes specs, hence the sensitivty.

SUBS17:
I think the sliding is actually caused by the locking up of the wheels which would happen if you jam them on suddenly. Can either pump the brakes or gradually apply them. You can stop on quite a short runway if you combine aerodynamic braking with gradual braking.

fael097:

--- Quote from: SUBS17 on February 01, 2008, 05:58:28 pm ---I think the sliding is actually caused by the locking up of the wheels which would happen if you jam them on suddenly. Can either pump the brakes or gradually apply them. You can stop on quite a short runway if you combine aerodynamic braking with gradual braking.

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thats what im talking about, i'll still slide even if i tap the brakes to stop at the end of the runway

SUBS17:
Try not touching the brakes until you're below 80kts, or even try not using them until lower speeds. When you use them just tap it a couple of times. Also try deploying the airbrake as well.

BlakTiger47:
Deploying the airbrake should be an always when landing fighters. Subs, I agree that wheel jam up could be the problem i dont think it's the only problem. In any other plane jaming on the brakes at speeds of 80+ doesnt cause any sliding even close to the sliding the F-18 does.
Fael097
Do u have rudder pedals with an axis that allows for normal and differential brakes or do u just have the brake button mapped to a joystick? The button just gives u 0 or 100% brakes with no inbetween. If u have a way to make a slider or a pedals axis the brakes then u can control how much braking u apply which may help with the sliding.

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